Canada

Shooter says he feels 'horrible' over Fredericton shootings that left four dead

Matthew Raymond says he is sorry he shot and killed four people in Fredericton in August 2018, and he no longer believes in the presence of demons. Raymond is testifying in his own defence for a...

Oct 29, 2020

Watchdog probes death of man shot by police officers in Montreal

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting that left a man dead in Montreal. The Bureau des enquetes independantes says preliminary information is that police allege a man ...

Oct 29, 2020

Trudeau to speak to EU leaders and a TikTok sensation: In The News for Oct. 29

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 29, 2020 ... What we are watching in Cana...

Oct 29, 2020

Border officer says he didn't intend to share Meng's phone passcodes

VANCOUVER - A border officer who assisted in the three-hour detention and examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest at Vancouver's airport two years ago says collecting phone pass...

Oct 29, 2020

A Biden presidency could mean good news for Canadian environment policy: observers

OTTAWA - The day after Americans go to the polls to choose their next president, the United States will become the first and only country in the world to withdraw from the Paris climate change pact.Wh...

Oct 29, 2020

Trudeau, EU leaders meet ahead of U.S. election to reinforce support of world order

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking with the European Union's two top political leaders today and they are expected to discuss their shared commitment to international co-operation and ...

Oct 29, 2020

Liberals win two Toronto byelections despite stiff challenges from Greens, Tories

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals saw their share of the vote drop in two Toronto byelections Monday, a humbling result for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first electoral test of his government's ha...

Oct 28, 2020

Liberals continue filibuster over WE affair at Commons finance committee

OTTAWA - The House of Commons finance committee - which could be holding consultations on an upcoming federal budget that is expected to contain historic deficits and unprecedented spending to deal wi...

Oct 28, 2020

RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...

Oct 28, 2020

COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan

OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus.The report's authors say it is ...

Oct 28, 2020